Alongside Macron, Lula says that the Frenchman saw that Brazil’s commitment to the environment ‘is not rhetoric’ | Policy

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) stated this Thursday (28) that the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, confirmed in recent days that Brazil’s commitment to the environment “is not rhetorical”.

The two made a statement to the press this afternoon, at Palácio do Planalto, in Brasília. Shortly before, they participated in a bilateral meeting and signed cooperation agreements between the two countries.

Earlier, Macron was received at an official ceremony in Brasília, an event that marks the last day of the French president’s visit to the country. In Brazil since Tuesday (26), he also visited Pará, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

Lula also awarded Macron the Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross, the highest Brazilian decoration awarded to foreign citizens.

At the end of the afternoon, the French president still has a meeting with the president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG).

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In the small straw bag given to the French president there were three shirts: a traditional Marajó shirt, produced in the state of Pará, and two of the main football teams from Pará – Remo and Paysandu.

On social media, the two presidents made a point of making joint posts – when the publication appears simultaneously on both profiles, reinforcing the partnership strategy between them.

Still on Wednesday, Emmanuel Macron went to São Paulo for a meeting with Brazilian investors. Brasília was the last stop in the country.

The French president is expected to return to Brazil in November for the G20 Summit meetings in Rio de Janeiro and the UN Climate Conference (COP30), which will be hosted in Belém in 2025.